Best Moroccan (2011)

No one can quite explain why, but New York has been blessed with few Moroccan restaurants, and the ones that pop up in Bay Ridge and on Steinway Avenue in Queens tend to rapidly go out of business. Thus the head of this category is almost perennially occupied by CaféMogador, a long-running East Village spot that excels at the little, room-temp appetizing dishes sometimes called mezze, and the tajines and couscouses are fine, too. And dig the newish wine list. 101 St. Mark's Place, 212-677-2226, cafemogador.com (10009)